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West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
A BIcYcLIsT IN PERSIA.
An Ofnciars Keen Relish for Forbidden
Truit-Drinlking "Arrack."

&~----~-6
Although Mohammedans, and particularly
Shihite Mohammedans, are forbidden by
their religion to indulge in alcoholic bever-
ages, the average high official in Persia is any
thing but q sanctimonious individual, and
partakes with keen relish Of the forbidden
fruit in an open secret manner. The thin,
TRANSPARENT veil of abstemiousness that the
Persian noble wears in Difference to the sancti-
monious pretentions Of the mollahs and seyuds
and the public eye at large, Is cast aside al
together in the presence of intimate friends,
and particularly if that intimate friend is
Ferenghi.
The Sartiep, soon after his arrival, inti-
mates with humorous twinkle Of the eye
that he feels the need Of little medicine.
Mr.. Gray. as becomes good physician who
knows well the constitutional requirements
of his patient, and who knows what to pre-
scribe without even going through the pre-
liminary act of feeling the pulse. produces
pale green bottle and tumbler and pours
out full dose of its contents for an adult.
The patient swallows it at gulp, nibbles
piece Of sweetmeat, and strokes his stomach
in token of approval
aWhat was the medicine you prescribed,
Grayp
"High wines, y says the physician, 495 degs.
alcohol; bottle that the entomologist OF the
boundary commission happened to leave here
a year ago; it was the only thing in the house
except wine The patient pronounced it the
best arrack' he ever tasted; the fierier these
fellows can get it the better they like it.
'Why, it didn't even make him gaspl"
aGasp-nonsense; you haven't been In Per-
sia as long as have yet, or you wouldn't say
gasp even at 95 degs. alcohol"
The sartiep strokes his beard and stomach,
casts lingering glance at the above men
toned green glass bottle, smiles and replies:
@Having accomplished so wonderful Jour-
ney, you are now prettier with your rough,
unshaven face than you ever were before;
you can now survey yourself in the looking
glass of fame instead of in q common mirror
that reflects all the imperfections of ordinary
mortals." Having delivered himself OF this
compliment the sartiep's eye wanders in the
direction of the 95 degs. alcohol again and the
next minute is again smacking his lips and
complacently stroking his stomach.-Thomas
Stevens in Outing.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
THE LEND A HAND

A few years ago the Rev. Edward f.
Hale, of Boston, went to suburban town
to attend the funeral services of one Of his
parishioners, dear friend and man OF
noble character. Several members OF his
church were with him, and all were de-
tanned by railway accident at q way sta
ton. Naturally they talked Of the de-
ceased, his virtues, his charities and ex-
cellent methods of distributing his wealth
in benevolent work. Mr.. Hale had the
happy thought of perpetuating the MEM
ory of thier mutual friend by organizing
society, brotherhood to carry on his good
works and for the promotion of all kindly
deeds to their fellow men. There were
Just ten of them present, including Mr..
Hale, and so he called IL the "Ten So
ciety" and "Lend Hand" Whatever
they undertook, it should be SIN His
Name" and their motto should be:
Look up and not down,
Look forward and not back;
Look out and not In,
And Lend Hand.
The sTen" could form other "Tens,"
and so on, for any form Of beneyolence.
Today it may be mentioned, In passing,
this society or brotherhood extends around
the globe, and publishes magazine, Lend
Hand, In its interests, Of which DR.. Hale
is the editor. With the knowledge of
these facts, Mrs. Bottome and her friends
formed their sisterhood, taking the same
motto, and for the main taking the Same
methods. They added, however, the wear
ing Of badge, small silver cross Of the
Maltese form, signifying perfect love,
tied with set of purple ribbons, signify
ing royalty. Each Of the ten ladies agreed
to take some special mission, and each
formed q "Ten" to carry 1t out. These
'aTens" multiplied rapidly, and on stated
occasions reported progress to the lfead
center, Mrs. Bottome. There were formed
comforting Tens to visit hospital pa
tients, to read to them and supply certain
luxuries not allowed by the authorities.
Numbers Of these unfortunates have been
given the little cross, and some have died
after being ennobled with this order.
Other .''Tens' have gone to the poorest
tenement houses TO visit the sick and
dying, while some Of the sisterhood have
taken up the wrongs Of working girls and
have been kindly interested in shop girls.
Indeed, there is hardly form Of benevo-
lence that has not been adopted by "The
Kings Daughters. Each little coterie
or "Tenv has its president, its secretary
and treasurer, and all the central presi-
dent, with the original officers az her as
sistanfs
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
His Last Resort.

II am poor" he said to Chicago girl,
"and you are rich; but true love levels such
distinctions, and"-
She interrupted him with one of the most
positive negatives, if such an expression can
be allowed, ever uttered in the windy city
''This, then. is my last resort" he said des-
perately, and he displayed a silver mounted
revolver.
''You ought to get five or six dollars on it,"
replied the girl encouragingly.-Puck.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
Cause of Unframed Servants.

Omaha Bride-Dear mel you don't seem to
have the first idea about cooking.
New Girl-You see, ma'am, haven't any
one to show me.
"Why l don't know anything about it.
You ought to know; you said you had had
ten years experience"
"Yes, ma'am, but I've alters lived with
young married leddies like you, an every one
ov 'em was as big Ounce as you are about
things Omaha World.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
Inpersoll,s Blank Verse.

The last two-thirds of Robert Ingersolls
tribute to the memory of Beecher is a fine
specimen of blank verse, as the reader will
readily discover by the simple process of
scanning it. 1t is, moreover, contribution
to our literature which, if properly classified,
will do much to raise the average of Ameri-
can poetry. Mr.. Ingersoll, consciously or
unconsciously, has fallen into this trick of
metrical expression in the form of prose a
number of times before.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
That Rad Umnire.

Omaha Man-You fellows have lost an
other game, see.
Omaha BaseballiSt-Yes, but it was all on
account of unfavorable decisions by the um-
pire.
"Well, that's not SO discouraging. What
was the scorer
Seventeen to nothing. Omaha World
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
jaw Gould's Big Car.

Mr.. Jay Gould's new private railway car is
the largest ever made by the Pullman COM
pany, seventy feet in length. 1t is particu-
larly strong and steady, and very richly fur
nished, but without "glare and glitter" The
finish is in satinwood, and the upholstery in
blue plush. There are an observation room,
bedrooms, toilet rooms, dining rooms, kitchen,
and berths for porter and cook.-Harper's
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
A cnrious Breed of HOGS.

John Rodenberry, Of Folkston, Ga, has a
breed of hogs which is quite curiosity in his
section. There is no split in the foot at all,
and their hoof is round and shaped just like
a mules foot. Mr. Rodenberry says they are
a splendid kind of hogs, as they grow fast.
are very healthy, and are much larger than
the regular spiny woods rooters.'
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
No Stoves in English Cars.

You will never find a stove in an English
railway carriage. Their idea is that it is quite
sufficient to keep the feet warm and not to
exhaust the lungs or stupefy the brain. All
passengers are, therefore, provided with cyl
inders of hot water, renewed as occasion re-
Quires, on which to place their feet; they
are, therefore, safe from stove accidents.
Boston Budget.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
Xicfnria,s Earliest Latter,

Lady Seton has and takes great pride in
showing to all her visitors at Durham house
probably the earliest autograph letter OF
Queen Victoria in existence. 1t is in childish
print characters and runs thus: "How do
you do, my dear Sir Henryl Your little
friend, Victoria It was addressed to Sir
Henry Seton.-Chicago Herald.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
rhe .NeIgboring parner.v

A new trade for women in Albany Is that
of 1neighboring darner" The woman who
follows it has for her customers a dozen or
twenty households, each Of which she visits
weekly, and spends few hours in doing up
the family darning and mending.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
He Was Cross Eyed.

A coroner's jury at the inquest of man
killed while walking on double track rail-
road brought in verdict Of Accidental
death; deceased, being cross eyed, was unable
20 tell on which track the train was coming.
The Epoch
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
DYSPEPSIA.

Is that misery experienced when we
il suddenly become aware that we pos
sess diabOlical arrangement called the
stomach. The stemach'is the reservoir
from which every fibre and tissue must
be nOuriShed. and any trouble with it is
soon felt throughout the whole system,
Among a dozen dyspeptics no two will
have the same predominant symptoms.
Dvspeptics OF active mental power and
a bilious temperament are subject to
SICK HEADACHES: those, tieShy ana
phleSmatic have CoNsTIP ALTON, while
the thin and nervous are abandoned To
gloomy fOrebOdings. Some dyspeptics
are wonderfully fOrgetful; others have
great irritability of temper
Whatever form Dyspepsia may take
one think il certain,
The Underlying Cause is in
the Liver,
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02

'.Ny wife was confirmed dySpepitic.
Some three year ago by the advice OF Or.
Steiner, of Augusta, she was induced 20
trv simmons Liver Regulator. | feel
grateful for the relief il has given her,
and NAV all who read this aud are at
flicted in any way, whether chronic OF
otherwise, use simmons Liver Regula-
tor aud feel confident health will be
resorted 10 all who will be advised. -
Wm. NJ EerSh. Fort Valley, Ga.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02

Severe weather has set in at st. Pet
ersburg and vessels are leaving to
avoid being ice bound.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02

One thousands coke ovens are be-
inc bnilt az Birmingham, Ala. two
thousand in Pennsylvania.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
TObaccOS.

We are selling Gravely at 90 cts. a h.
BurtOn's Twists, Lark, Lobster, New
Hope, Nutmeg, Gold Rope, Pride of
LeatherwOOd. Capital Twist, a OF twist
for p cts. a H.; a good Cigar for 3-fOr-5;
2-fOr-5-the best. A full line Of Notions,
Groceries, Provisions, Bacon, Lard,
Flour, Soap, Matches &c.
We trade for all kinds Of produce, and
pay cash for Eggs, Butter, Fowls a!Id
Fat Stock.
We are receiving our Canned Goods;
and are handling the same brand of To-
matoes this year that gave such general
satisfaction last season.
Don't forget tO call on us at the Old
Stand on Main Street. We always guar
antee tn give YOU satisfaction or refund
your money. Respectfully,
WALL & DORSEY.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02

Canada expects to furnish homes
to 4 large number of Iceland emf
grants this winter.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02

More than S0,000,0O0 ballots for the
recent election were printed and dis
tributed in the city Of \. Y. alone.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
Cancsr of the Tongue.

Cancer of the Tongue.
Nv wife. some three or four years ago, was lrou-
hsd with an ulcer on the side OF her tongue near
ne throat. The pam was incessant, causing ioss
NJ sIeep ana producing great nervous prOstratlon.
ACCOMMODATING this trouble was rheumatism. IL
had passed from the shoulders and centered IN tne
wrist of one hand she almost losing the use oil "
Between the suffering OF the two, lie had grown
S,zed hotties OF Swlfts Specific, she was entirely
relieved aud restored TO health. This was three
wears AGO and there has been no return OF the us
ease n L. -"iOOAAN
Sparta, Ca, June S, 1885.
r-oa,,se On Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
TIE SwITr SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga
&c W 23d ST.. y. \.
DOV4-lm
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02

and one thing more is equally certain,
no one will remain a dyspedtic who Will
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02
TIE VALLEY
FERTILIZER COMPN'Y.

col. r.. PRESTON CHEW. President,
DIR. W. f. LIPPirr, Superintendent,
Be. WASHINGTON, Secretary,
RoBT CHEW, General Agent.
CharIestOwn, jefferson County, West
Virginia.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-12-02

Refined, Intelligent Women, They Sue
cessfully Look After Their Own In
terests-A Denver Reporters Chat with
a. Prominent Cattleman.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-04-16
RESULT OF REl,kLEANyESS

The loss of the steamer Spokane,
on C9ur d'Alene river, last week,
and the drowning of five men, is
shown to have been the result of
a most reckless disregard for the
safety of human life. The Ore
gonian says concerning the wreck
that if Nelson Martin" 1.-THE mas
teri "did not commit manslaughter
when he caused the drowning OF
five men there is no law in Idaho
against that crime" The engineer
knew nothing whatever about al
engine, and neither he nor the cap
tain had a government license,
while the boat had never been in
spected, and did not have a life
prcserver aboard. That portion of
Idaho Territory is under the super
vision of the government inspectors
stationed in the customs district on
Puget Sound, So far away that the
laws can be violated with impunity.
An official investigation of the dis
aster will of course follow, and pos
sibly the recklessly guilty men be
brought to justice.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-04-16
DeplOrabIe Accident.

The Stuttz dramatic company,
that gave a performance here last
fall, met with a severe accident on
the night of the 9Th inst. while trav-
cling by stage from Ashland, Ore
gOn, for Yreka, California. While
going down a mountain the brake
of the four-horse coach gave way,
and the vehicle overturned and
completely wrecked and all the
passengers more or less injured.
The members of the company are
housed in an old cabin near the
summit of the Siskiyou mount
aims. Little Ivy Stuttz was thrown
from the stage by her father when
he saw an accident was inevitable
intending that she should strike in
some fir boughs that lay OH the
road but she struck against a rocky
bank, sustaining internal injuries
and is believed to be in a dying
condition. Mrs. LeCompte was also
severly injured and the remainder
of the party are still suffering from
bruises and cuts. The driver,
named Jasper Cunningham has
died from injuries he received. The
condition of the party is said to be
pitiful in the extreme and calls for
sympathy.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-04-16

Senator ingalls, of Kansas said
during the debate in congress on
the interstate commerce bill that it
was a law that nobody wanted, yet
everybody was determined to have.
From the howl raised in all direc-
tons before the law has been in
operation a month it is apparent
that the gentleman was correct. The
only class of people who seem at
all satisfied are the railroad man.
ayers. Freights are raised, passes
swept out of existence and receipts
increased. The commission is de-
luged with protests, not from any
particular locality, but from all
quarters of the country, and al
ready the operation of the long
haul section has been in a measure
suspended. 1t will not be surpris-
ing to see the next congress as
clamorous to repeal the law as the
last was to pass it.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-04-16

District Attorney &. H. Roberts
has issued the following circular
for the guidance of Justices Of the
Peace in the matter of renting
fines after once imposed.
Drsrnrcr ArroRxEr's OFFICE,
HALEY, Idaho, 1887.
SrR: A practice seems to have grown into
the Procedure in Justices Court OF this
county of renting fines, either in whole
or in part. after they have been inflicted.
You are especially cautioned against the
continuance Of this practice.
It cannot be done except In special cases
and only then with the consent Ut the Dis
trict Attorney,
Your obedient servant,
GEO. II. RoBERrs.
District Attorney, Alturas County.
The circular is not received with
the best of grace by some of the
justices, who regard it as little
display of red tape without any
legal authority. In response to the
circular Justice Dow of this place
has sent the following caustic re-
ply to the District Attorney:
KErcHUN, IDAHO. April ID. 1887.
Sir: was elected Justice Of the Peace
and you District Attorney OF this county.
The Statute defines your duties and mine
l shall attend to mine, aud trust that you
may do the same. In aEy instance in which
YOU or deputy are present. suggestions made
by you will he respectfully considered, but
red tape dictation to a judicial officer will
not be- entertained, hence your circular Is
returned. Respectfully, &c.
JAMES c. Dow.
Justice of the Peace, Alturas Co.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-04-16

The choicest plum in the politi-
cal orchard of the webfoot state is
that of the very lucrative office OF
the collector of customs at Port
land. A republican still holds the
fort, while for over two years a
horde of eager applicants has be-
sieged the president for the appoint
ment. While the poles elevated to
knock the persimmon do not lack
in number, none have been found
long enough to secure the coveted
prize. The present incumbent, Hon.
+. N. Shurtleff, is serving his Sec
ond term, his reappointment being
one Of the last acts Of President
Arthur before retiring, and the gen.
tleman has made such a favorable
record in the treasury department
of his administration of affairs that
every effort to dislodge him has so
far proven futile. A few weeks ago
a special delegation left Portland
for Washington for the purpose of
inducing the president to nominate
one of the leading Jewish citizens
to the Office. The delegation was
mainly of the Hebrew persuasion
and members of a republican mu-
tual admiration society. They saw
the president but as yet no move
has been made to Gust Collector
Shurtlcff. 1t looks as though Pres
ident Cleveland was beginning to
be as cautious about Oregon APP
pointments as was the historical
cat upon a second attempt to draw
chestnuts from the fire. The APP
pointments he has made have not
given any great amount of satisfac-
ton to him. notably that of Judge
Dawne, who sported the judicial
ermine in Alaska for brief period,
and the more recent appointment
of Brooks to the collectorship at
Port Townsend, who is found to be
badly mixed up with swamp land
steals, and he and his principal
deputy are now trembling in their
boots for fear of being indicted for
perjury. The latest phase of the
Portland collectorship is that a man
has been sent out from New York
to live there long enough to gain a
residence and then receive the ap-
pOintment.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-04-16

The money that is annually
wasted for the payment of adver-
tisements in railroad sketch books
and similar publications, upon
wall cards and kindred schemes,
amount in the aggregate to a large
sum. Experience shows that no
real benefit is derived in the patron
age of such methods and that
the only legitimate channel of adj
vertising is through the medium Of
a newspaper. Some persons engaged
in business will invest q conside ra-
BILE amount of money in these
bright advertising schemes, when
if called upon to assist their local
paper in similar way will respond
it don't pay to advertise" 1t is
mistaken idea that advertisements
in q newspaper are not read and
command far more attention than
the flashy catch penny affairs that
periodically flood the country. An
advertisement in q newspaper is as
eagerly scanned as is the most at
tractive department in the columns
of reading matter, and what is
more to the point, the class of read
ecs which it meets is what the mer-
chant most desires. Any man en-
gaging in business should become
an advertising patron of his town
paper and the cost of the same in
cluded as among the necessary ex.
penses of conducting business, and
as Of as much Importance as the
matter of insurance or rent. 1t is
those that advertise the least, OF
not at all, that are the first to raise
the cry of dull times, while the lib
eral patron of a newspaper pursues
the even tenor of his way, finding
no cause of complaint and hardly
a day passes but what he is made
to realize the value of his invest
ment in printers ink and its return
many fold.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-04-16

An associated press dispatch
states that with the appointment of
Semple as governor of Washington
Territory and Daniel Shannon as
secretary Of Wyoming, the last re-
publican governor and secretary of
the territories go into retirement.
This may be true respecting govern
ors but +. j. Gusts, a republican
is still secretary of Idaho territory.
He has succeeded in holding on so
far with q pretty good grip. How
soon his official neck will come un-
der the administration ak is hard to
tell, but it is about time that some
intelligent and competent demo-
crat should be hunted up and given
the Office, and the President need
not go out of the territory to make
q suitable appointment.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-04-16

At the last session of the legisla-
ture, in compliance with a generally
expressed wish, the obnoxious "va1-
ued policy" insurance law was re-
pealed and a new act regulating the
insurance business in the territory
passed which imposes . license tax
of fifty dollars per arnum and other
charges upon each company for the
privilege Of transacting business in
the territory. To meet this extra
expense the insurance companies
have, through the general manager
of the Pacific Insurance Union,
issued a circular instructing all
agents that on every policy taking
effect on and after April 1, 1887,
and covering property in Idaho Ter
ritory, an additional charge equal
in amount to five per cent of the
premium shall be added, as a spe-
cific tax, to be collected by the
agents.
The insurance companies have
taken very natural step, the same
as any other corporation would do
in order to meet the imposition of
any extra expense put upon them.
1t is apparent that the legislature
has, In passing this law, committed
very grave error, and have un-
consciously levied a special tax
upon the people who have property
to insure. The constitutiOnality OF
the law is questioned as it in effect
imposes tax upon the people in
an illegitimate and unlawful man.
ner. To the individual small prop.
erty holder this increased tax will
not amount to much, but to those
who are engaged in business and
carry a large amount OF insurance
it means an addition of one-half OF
one per cent TO the rate exacted
In this town alone this will amount
to several hundred dollars, and
throughout the territory will, in the
aggregate, amount to a large sum